bnesi

Definition: thunderbird

bnesi
>na Wk
>pl bneswak; 1 thunderbird. 2 bird. Ogii-maawanzomaan binesiwan zhiishiiban gakina endaswewaanagizinid.
>He called together all the kinds of birds— that is, ducks. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: binesi|w.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72978957287n
GKS Reference Number: 13239
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